What color is #250D17?

#250D17 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #250D17?

The RGB value is 37, 13, 23: 37 red, 13 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #250D17?

The complementary color is #0D251B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #250D17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#250D17 color

#250D17 rgb(37, 13, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #250D17 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.5% red, 5.1% green and 9% blue (37, 13, 23).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 48% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 38% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.28:1).

#250D17 color codes

HEX	`#250D17`
RGB	`rgb(37, 13, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.5%, 5.1%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 48%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 65%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 38%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.71, 13.87, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.71, 13.92, 354.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.062, 0.743, 0.898)`
Decimal	`2428183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #250D17, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #250D17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#250D17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #250D17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #250d17; }
.text { color: #250d17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #250d17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(37 13 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #250d17, #250f0d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #250D17?: #250D17 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #250D17?: The RGB value is 37, 13, 23: 37 red, 13 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #250D17?: The complementary color is #0D251B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #250D17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.